From George White’s Scandals, 1921
Words by Arthur Jackson
Music by George Gershwin
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I’m way out here in the Eastern sea
Boy of the west, come to me
Oh, East is East and West is West
So the poet says, my sweet
And never the twain shall meet
Can nothing help us in our plight
Yes there’s a way two hearts can unite
Refrain
Where East meets West in Panama
And sea meets sea
Where Yankee brains
And Yankee brawn won victory
There together we will stand
Heart to heart and hand in hand
Our dreams come true
Where East meets West in Panama
There I’ll meet you